2.6% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heathcote · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heathcote
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Heathcote, where nearly 13% of workers are in this field. The local job market is strong, with a low unemployment rate of 2.6% and a high number of residents working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate of 2.6% is lower than most areas and sits well below the national figure of 5.1%.
62.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is a major employer at 11.7%, followed closely by education and training at 11.4%. Public administration and safety also account for 9.0% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 23.2% of workers. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 16.2%, while technicians and trades make up 15.7% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11890/heathcote/topic/employment